我發現了我辦公桌上有張字條, 但是我不知道是誰寫的。

I noticed a note on my desk, but I do not know who wrote it.

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Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 發現 fāxiàn
  1. to notice; to become aware of
  2. to discover; to find; to detect
  3. a discovery
=3 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
4 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
5 辦公桌 bàngōngzhuō office desk
=6 上 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=6 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=7 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=7 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=8 張 Zhāng surname Zhang
=8 張 zhāng
  1. to open up
  2. to spread
  3. sheet of paper
  4. classifier for flat objects, sheet
  5. classifier for votes
=8 張 zhàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
  3. Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
  4. Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
  5. to boast; to exaggerate (now merged into Pronunciation 1)
9 字條 zìtiáo brief note
10 但是 dànshì but; however
11 我不知道 wǒbùzhīdào I don't know.
=12 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=12 是 shì variant of 是 shì
13 誰 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
=14 寫 xiě to write
=14 寫 xiè used in 寫意 xièyì
=15 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=15 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=15 的 dí really and truly
=15 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target